Sergei Eisenstein

Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein 23 January 1898 11 February 1948 was a pioneering Soviet film director and film theorist often considered to be the Father of Montage Noted in particular for his silent films Strike 1924 Battleship Potemkin 1925 and October 1927 as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky 1938 and Ivan the Terrible 1944 1958 his work profoundly influenced early filmmakers owing to his innovative use of and writings about montage